#656D61#656D61

#656D61 is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.021 H 135.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#656D61
RGB	rgb(101, 109, 97)
HSL	hsl(100, 6%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(100, 11%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.3%, 0%, 11%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.04, -5.52, 5.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.04, 7.91, 134.22°)
OKLab	oklab(52.42% -0.0148 0.0148)
OKLCH	oklch(52.42% 0.021 135)
XYZ	xyz(12.9928, 14.5670, 13.4341)
Luminance	0.1457 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#656D61 #69616D

analogous

#6B6D61 #656D61 #616D63

triadic

#656D61 #61656D #6D6165

tetradic

#656D61 #616B6D #69616D #6D6361

square

#656D61 #616B6D #69616D #6D6361

split-complementary

#656D61 #63616D #6D616B

monochromatic

#292C27 #474D44 #656D61 #838D7F #A2A99F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#656D61 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#656D61 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #656D61

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##656D61	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##656D61	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6B60

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6A62

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#656C69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #656d61;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 109, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.021 135.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#90968d',
    500: '#656d61',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #656d61;
$custom-light: #90968d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#656d61",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 100,
    "s": 5.825,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52415,
    "c": 0.02087,
    "h": 135
  },
  "luminance": 0.14567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#656D61

secondary

#969199

accent

#79AF9D

background

#F8F9F8

surface

#F0F2F0

border

#CBCCCB

text

#0C0D0C

muted

#7D7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #656D61

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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